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Hunter 23' 1985 model? Lou at 3:57pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1289 I bought a used Hunter 23' sailboat and was told it was built in 1985. I wanted to see if I could f
Procedure for changing the rubbing strip (gunnell) Med at 4:11pm 07.08.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2094 Can someone let me know the procedure for replacing the gunnel rubbing strip. Especially how to remo
Electric diagram Patrick Doyle at 7:05pm 07.08.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1094 Can anyone help me find a proper electric diagram for my 423 .Thank you .Patrick .... pvvdoyle
Wheel Movement Jack at 8:01pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 7/962 On my 2000 340, I have been noticing that the wheel is not centered anymore. I have a rope marker o
Gearbox issue for '83 Hunter 27 with 1GM Yanmar. Keith Fawcett at 9:35pm 07.08.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1035 When I am under sail with a nice breeze and the engine is running. Motor sailing I am not getting fo
Replacing bolts Mac at 10:00pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 6/2293 I've been reading some of the past posts on stainless steel. It seems that there is some lower grad
Rules of the road ignored.... Maine Sail at 9:51pm 07.08.07 Ask All Sailors 17/1789 I'm posting this as a service to the many fisherman who ply the waters of the US and who are constan
Need critique and advice Hugh4753 at 10:47pm 07.08.07 Big Boats 13/1046 We were out sailing Saturday when a thunderstorm came up "real fast". We were on a port tack close
Shore Power Cord Gunk John T1594 at 12:02am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1689 This happenes every year about the middle of the summer. My shore power cord becomes covered with so
O'Day 25 opening port replacement dicknatta at 12:08am 07.09.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1658 The opening ports on my O'Day 25 have been gradually falling apart -- it was time to replace them.
surge brakes Vrs, salt water Malcolm & Darlene at 12:35am 07.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1932 I just bought a trailer with surge brakes that aren't working,,I would like to rebuild them, However
Refrigerator problems Melody at 12:22am 07.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1381 Hi all! I have a 1989 Beneteau 390 and am having problems with the refrigerator. It is a drop-in m
Cool sailing......... Glenn17427 at 12:40am 07.09.07 Day Sailers 4/1188 Hi all,Dawn and I arrived at Ventura Marina Sunday morning around 10:00 am, after about 30 minute
Motoring Speed Gerry Bogert at 12:57am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1529 I have a Hunter 31 (1984) with the Yanmar 2GMF engine and a 3 blade prop (not sure of size). What s
How to cut Tempur Type Memory Foam pimerese at 1:29am 07.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1444 The admiral has determined that the 3" thick Tempur memory foam mattress topper we purchased at a lo
3GM30F operating temperature follow-up John T1594 at 1:51am 07.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/5733 I wrote a week or so ago asking what was the normal engine operating temperature for the Yanmar 3GM3
gooseneck replacement Gerry Bogert at 2:49am 07.09.07 Other Sailboats 0/861 Anyone know where to get a replacement part for an older 36?Currently getting prices from machine
Atomic 4 transmission behavior sailingdude at 3:05am 07.09.07 Catalina 30 3/2948 I just finished moving the shift and throttle controls on my 1980 C-30 up onto the steering pedestal
Restoring Exterior Teak Kevin Twine at 3:14am 07.09.07 Ask All Sailors 12/3087 We just bought a 1985 Pearson 303. We are new to sailing a boat of this size. The previous owner c
foul weather sailing Yvan Brouillard at 3:17am 07.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2359 I hit my first foul weather ever two weeks ago ! Sudden storm, high winds, lightning etc. The ligh

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Oops message kappykaplan at 10:19am 07.12.21 I haven't received any newsletters for quite sometime. Same here . . .
Manual for Oceanis 41 Carillon 1 at 10:18am 07.12.21 Hopefully quite soon. I'm in UK... it's in S. of France, and not seen her since a very quick trip i
Oops message Ward H at 10:11am 07.12.21 Phil, If I may tag along on this thread, does the mailing list for the newsletter use the same email
Gauges that do not fog sail sfbay at 10:04am 07.12.21 While mine do not fog, one tip for those gauges that do is to turn on the instrument lights to evapo
Oops message (1) Phil Herring at 9:50am 07.12.21 well oiled machine that it is!!
Oops message Brian D at 9:42am 07.12.21 Phil uses only the finest oil that money can buy.
Manual for Oceanis 41 braddexter at 9:41am 07.12.21 Thanks. The seller was not able to provide a manual at all. If you are able to forward a copy of yo
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 9:38am 07.12.21 Yep, all working on both Windows desktop and Android phone. Glad to help keep this great forum work
Oops message Phil Herring at 9:35am 07.12.21 Operator error. It's fixed now and I'll take a look at what we can do to avoid that in the future. T
Anyone install a temperature sender in the heater line on a Yanmar 3GM30F? (2) Scott T-Bird at 9:34am 07.12.21 Mine is Serial # 22074 and the sender is mounted on a fitting to the water heater on the block side
Tach stopped balmar 614 (1) jssailem at 9:24am 07.12.21 Have you explored the signaling possible should "alternator failure" occur? Your 614 regulator cna g
Tach stopped balmar 614 jssailem at 9:17am 07.12.21 Are you sure you wired the unit correctly. Install WHITE Stator-In And Tach-Out Wires When an electr
Tach stopped balmar 614 Maine Sail at 9:15am 07.12.21 If your tach gets its pulse from the alternators stator, then it's your solar causing the reg to shu
Looking sternward... jssailem at 9:12am 07.12.21 @Leeward Rail Yes, I agree. It caught my attention.
Looking sternward... Leeward Rail at 9:10am 07.12.21 Wow. Very good essay
Oops message jssailem at 8:51am 07.12.21 I sent info to Phil regarding the issue. I think it is a glitch related to the automated questions a
6" round fluorecsent Udi at 8:50am 07.12.21 So these are fluorescent lights, and not ones with a simple bulb but rather a circular (as opposed
Oops message Ed Caldwell at 8:44am 07.12.21 But this is not the first time I've seen this error. It has happened several times to me in the las
Manual for Oceanis 41 Carillon 1 at 8:38am 07.12.21 Hi - If you tell me how many pages you have in your manual, I'll compare to mine... a 2012manual...
Oops message jssailem at 8:30am 07.12.21 Ed Looks like there is something wrong with the link... I got the same message.

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